Most people who struggle with low self-esteem have tried the usual advice. They’ve read the books about positive affirmations, practiced saying kind things to themselves in the mirror, and maybe even kept a gratitude journal for a few weeks. And yet the feeling persists. That quiet, nagging sense of not being good enough, not worthy enough, not quite measuring up. The reason these strategies often fall short isn’t that they’re bad ideas. It’s that they’re addressing the surface while something deeper remains untouched.… Read more